Huawei gets temporary licence amid US blacklist row

21/05/2019|6min

Huawei has been granted a temporary US general licence, meaning it can maintain its networks and provide software updates to existing handsets.
It comes after reports from Reuters and The Verge that Google has suspended business with Huawei, undermining its lineup of smartphones and tablets which run on Android.
The temporary licence scales back the restrictions imposed by the US government on Thursday, which had added Huawei and 68 entities to a blacklist making it difficult for the Chinese company to buy US-made goods.
The licence is for 90 days, the US Commerce Department said.
It will mean that those with Huawei smartphones using Google apps will be able to continue to do so.